Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Robison Glacier (USA) | 86° 29' 00.0" S | 148° 12' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 130866
Place ID: 12250
A broad tributary glacier flowing NW along the N side of La Gorce Mountains to enter Scott Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Discovered in December 1934 by the ByrdAE geological party under Quin Blackburn. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. Layton E. Robison, pilot with USN Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1964, 1965 and 1966. |
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